(WGHP) — Think chess is just for geniuses? Well, think again. Thanks to a social media explosion, millions of people are picking up a chessboard for the first time. FOX8’s Alex Schneider learns the ...

Nearly 20 years ago, I wrote about a chess-teaching program aimed at children ages 8 and up. It used various arcade-like games to teach kids how chess pieces moved and captured. It was a new concept ...

If chess can sharpen our minds, could it also change how we make decisions, handle mistakes, and respond when our plans fall ...

Most of us know the basics of chess: You move pawns and pieces — rooks, knights, bishops and a queen — around a checkerboard in a bid to capture your opponent’s king, without losing your own. Each ...

Playing chess can improve cognitive skills like memory, planning, and problem-solving. It may also help reduce symptoms of certain brain conditions. The game of chess is loved all over the world. From ...